Full court formed to hear pleas against SC practice law
Full court will be headed by the newly-appointed CJP Qazi Faez Isa.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Sunday announced that the hearing of petitions challenging Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act will be held on Monday by a full court.
The full court will be headed by the newly-appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa.
An eight-member larger bench headed by former chief justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Shahid Waheed had previously heard the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the law aimed at curtailing the suo moto powers of the apex court’s top judge.
During the previous hearing in June, the similarities between the Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023 — which relates to the right of appeal in suo motu cases — and the SC Practice and Procedure Act were discussed with Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan saying that parliament could look into “harmonising” the two Acts.
The then-CJP — while he welcomed the proposal — said that the federal government should take the top court into consideration when making any legislation related to the judiciary.
Subsequently, the AGP told the ex-CJP that immediate legislation on the Acts was not possible due to the upcoming budget session — held on June 9.
He requested the court to hold the hearing after the session, following which the hearings for the Acts were scheduled for September 18 (tomorrow).
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